Saturday, December 8, 2012

Species List Old Woman Island Wall 07-12-2012


47 Species found at Old Woman Island, The Wall, rainy start turned into sunny delightful day, 3-5 m viz, 1st dive/2nd dive. (Forecast said 15 kt winds and 2 m swell!)
*most species found this outing.

Ardeadoris aff. averni /1
Bornella anguilla /1
Berthella martensi /2
Chromodoris kuiteri 2
Chromodoris splendida 1
Dermatobranchus cf. primus 1/1
Dermatobranchus ornatus /3
Dermatobranchus rodmani 1
Dermatobranchus tuberculatus /1
Doriprismatica atromarginata 4/2
Elysia pusilla /1
Facelina sp. 7  1
Flabellina exoptata 1/1
Glossodoris hikuerensis 1
Glossodoris sp. 3 1
Glossodoris vespa 1
Goniobranchus albonares /3
Goniobranchus decorus /1
Goniobranchus geometricus 1
Goniobranchus sp. 1 /2 Our 524th species!
Goniobranchus verrieri /1
Halgerda albocristata 2
Halgerda aurantiomaculata 1 (This is the largest one we have ever seen at about 130 mm!)
Hypselodoris jacksoni 4/3
Jorunna parva 1
Jorunna sp. 3 1
Kaloplocamus acutus 1/2
Mexichromis festiva 1
Noumea haliclona /1
Phyllidia elegans 1/1
Phyllidia exquisita /1
Phyllidia ocellata 4
Phyllidiella lizae 1
Phyllidiella pustulosa 1
Phyllodesmium magnum /1
Phyllodesmium sp. 2 1
Protaeolidiella juliae 2
Pteraeolidia ianthina 11/1
Roboastra luteolineata 2
Sagaminopteron ornatum 1
Tambja morosa 1
Tambja tenuilineata /1
Tambja victoriae 1
Thuridilla albopustulosa /1
Thuridilla carlsoni 1/1
*Thuridilla splendens 12/8
Tritoniopsis alba 3/3

Old Woman Island and surface conditions

The substrate on top of the Wall

Joey about to go hunting!

Phyllidia ocellata

Phyllidia ocellata 130 mm!!

Protaeolidiella juliae

Kaloplocamus acutus

Glossodoris vespa

Tambja tenuilineata

Facelina sp. 7

Halgerda albocristata

Tambja victoriae

Glossodoris hikuerensis

Goniobranchus geometricus

Glossodoris sp. 3

Chromodoris kuiteri

Tritoniopsis alba

Phyllidia elegans

Thuridilla albopustulosa

Dermatobranchus ornatus

Phyllodesmium sp. 2

Goniobranchus sp. 1 /2 Our 524th species!

Berthella martensi mating pair

Goniobranchus sp. 1 /2 Our 524th species